Following the administration’s intervention on the Assam-Nagaland border tension in Tzurangkong as previously reported in this newspaper on 18 March, the Aosenden Village Council Chairman stated that the villagers have recommenced their jhum activities on Thursday, 30 March. According to the Aosenden Village Council, there has been no disturbance in the region thus far, …
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After the conflict between Aosenden Villagers and Assam officials on 8 March, border officials from both states met on 17 March at the location where the Aosenden villagers were clearing the forest and was disrupted by the Assam officials. “Our position is that people’s jhum activities should not be disrupted,” Border Magistrate Tzürangkong stated. …
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Tensions rose today along the Assam-Nagaland border when Aosenden villagers returned to the forest to continue their jhum activities that had been halted since March 8. Locals said it was their first outing to the forest since Assamese miscreants reportedly set fire to the Aosenden village jhum cultivation area on March 8. According …
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The time for jhum cultivation has begun in Nagaland and like many other villages in Nagaland, the Aosenden Villagers under Tzürangkong range of Mokokchung district has begun their jhum cultivation activities by clearing the forest area which, according to the Aosenden Village Council, is their ancestral land. However, on 8 March, …
Following the tension along the Assam-Nagaland border in Mokokchung’s Tzürangkong range in the villages of Aosungkum and Aosenden on Friday, February 10, a joint meeting was held today at Chungtiayimsen Council Hall led by Border Magistrate Tzürangkong and Border Magistrate Mariani. According to Shashank Pratap Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Mokokchung, the meeting …
Assam officials erect barricade in Aosungkum village only to dismantle it by themselves Tensions erupted along the Assam-Nagaland border in Mokokchung’s Tzürangkong range in the villages of Aosungkum and Aosenden on Friday, February 10. T Likok, one of Aosungkum’s council board members, told Mokokchung Times that at around 11:00 AM on Friday, …
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Mokokchung, July 1 (MTNews): The Central Nagaland Students’ Association (CNSA) and Ao Students’ Conference (AKM) have on Friday urged the Nagaland Government to give ‘top priority’ to the border issue between Nagaland and Assam and find long-term solutions. In a joint press release, CNSA President, R Sunep Pongen and AKM President, Nungdokyanger Ao stated …
On Sunday morning, intruders from Assam destroyed plantations worth lakhs of rupees in Yajang C village. Following this, the villagers, along with IRP personnel, returned to the same location on Monday, remaining vigilant, but found no movement from the Assam side, according to Imtionen, Chairman of the Yajang C Village Council. Later in the day, …
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